diff --git a/cmd/admin-bucket-handlers.go b/cmd/admin-bucket-handlers.go
index 217795347..ef06ce50b 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-bucket-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-bucket-handlers.go
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) ImportBucketMetadataHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *
 				opts := MakeBucketOptions{
 					LockEnabled: config.ObjectLockEnabled == "Enabled",
 				}
-				err = objectAPI.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, opts)
+				err = objectAPI.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, opts)
 				if err != nil {
 					if _, ok := err.(BucketExists); !ok {
 						rpt.SetStatus(bucket, fileName, err)
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) ImportBucketMetadataHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *
 				continue
 			}
 			if _, ok := bucketMap[bucket]; !ok {
-				if err = objectAPI.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{}); err != nil {
+				if err = objectAPI.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{}); err != nil {
 					if _, ok := err.(BucketExists); !ok {
 						rpt.SetStatus(bucket, fileName, err)
 						continue
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) ImportBucketMetadataHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *
 		bucket, fileName := slc[0], slc[1]
 		// create bucket if it does not exist yet.
 		if _, ok := bucketMap[bucket]; !ok {
-			err = objectAPI.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+			err = objectAPI.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 			if err != nil {
 				if _, ok := err.(BucketExists); !ok {
 					rpt.SetStatus(bucket, "", err)
diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers-site-replication.go b/cmd/admin-handlers-site-replication.go
index 1e6cfc076..1864f5ae9 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers-site-replication.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers-site-replication.go
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) SRPeerBucketOps(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 	default:
 		err = errSRInvalidRequest(errInvalidArgument)
 	case madmin.MakeWithVersioningBktOp:
-		_, isLockEnabled := r.Form["lockEnabled"]
-		_, isVersioningEnabled := r.Form["versioningEnabled"]
-		_, isForceCreate := r.Form["forceCreate"]
 		createdAtStr := strings.TrimSpace(r.Form.Get("createdAt"))
 		createdAt, cerr := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, createdAtStr)
 		if cerr != nil {
@@ -124,27 +121,18 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) SRPeerBucketOps(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 		}
 
 		opts := MakeBucketOptions{
-			Location:          r.Form.Get("location"),
-			LockEnabled:       isLockEnabled,
-			VersioningEnabled: isVersioningEnabled,
-			ForceCreate:       isForceCreate,
+			LockEnabled:       r.Form.Get("lockEnabled") == "true",
+			VersioningEnabled: r.Form.Get("versioningEnabled") == "true",
+			ForceCreate:       r.Form.Get("forceCreate") == "true",
 			CreatedAt:         createdAt,
 		}
 		err = globalSiteReplicationSys.PeerBucketMakeWithVersioningHandler(ctx, bucket, opts)
 	case madmin.ConfigureReplBktOp:
 		err = globalSiteReplicationSys.PeerBucketConfigureReplHandler(ctx, bucket)
-	case madmin.DeleteBucketBktOp:
-		_, noRecreate := r.Form["noRecreate"]
+	case madmin.DeleteBucketBktOp, madmin.ForceDeleteBucketBktOp:
 		err = globalSiteReplicationSys.PeerBucketDeleteHandler(ctx, bucket, DeleteBucketOptions{
-			Force:      false,
-			NoRecreate: noRecreate,
-			SRDeleteOp: getSRBucketDeleteOp(true),
-		})
-	case madmin.ForceDeleteBucketBktOp:
-		_, noRecreate := r.Form["noRecreate"]
-		err = globalSiteReplicationSys.PeerBucketDeleteHandler(ctx, bucket, DeleteBucketOptions{
-			Force:      true,
-			NoRecreate: noRecreate,
+			Force:      operation == madmin.ForceDeleteBucketBktOp,
+			NoRecreate: r.Form.Get("noRecreate") == "true",
 			SRDeleteOp: getSRBucketDeleteOp(true),
 		})
 	case madmin.PurgeDeletedBucketOp:
diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers.go b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
index 69aedeb6a..333ed5c25 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) ObjectSpeedTestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 }
 
 func makeObjectPerfBucket(ctx context.Context, objectAPI ObjectLayer, bucketName string) (bucketExists bool, err error) {
-	if err = objectAPI.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{}); err != nil {
+	if err = objectAPI.MakeBucket(ctx, bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{}); err != nil {
 		if _, ok := err.(BucketExists); !ok {
 			// Only BucketExists error can be ignored.
 			return false, err
diff --git a/cmd/benchmark-utils_test.go b/cmd/benchmark-utils_test.go
index fd5df11b9..08bad89e1 100644
--- a/cmd/benchmark-utils_test.go
+++ b/cmd/benchmark-utils_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func runPutObjectBenchmark(b *testing.B, obj ObjectLayer, objSize int) {
 	// obtains random bucket name.
 	bucket := getRandomBucketName()
 	// create bucket.
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func runPutObjectPartBenchmark(b *testing.B, obj ObjectLayer, partSize int) {
 	object := getRandomObjectName()
 
 	// create bucket.
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func runPutObjectBenchmarkParallel(b *testing.B, obj ObjectLayer, objSize int) {
 	// obtains random bucket name.
 	bucket := getRandomBucketName()
 	// create bucket.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
index dde08993f..4454fa0c1 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
@@ -773,7 +773,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 	}
 
 	opts := MakeBucketOptions{
-		Location:    location,
 		LockEnabled: objectLockEnabled,
 		ForceCreate: forceCreate,
 	}
@@ -785,7 +784,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 			// exists elsewhere
 			if err == dns.ErrNoEntriesFound || err == dns.ErrNotImplemented {
 				// Proceed to creating a bucket.
-				if err = objectAPI.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, opts); err != nil {
+				if err = objectAPI.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, opts); err != nil {
 					writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, err), r.URL)
 					return
 				}
@@ -837,7 +836,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 	}
 
 	// Proceed to creating a bucket.
-	if err := objectAPI.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, opts); err != nil {
+	if err := objectAPI.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, opts); err != nil {
 		if _, ok := err.(BucketExists); ok {
 			// Though bucket exists locally, we send the site-replication
 			// hook to ensure all sites have this bucket. If the hook
diff --git a/cmd/bucket-policy-handlers_test.go b/cmd/bucket-policy-handlers_test.go
index 7f48b104e..70f396965 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-policy-handlers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-policy-handlers_test.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func getAnonWriteOnlyObjectPolicy(bucketName, prefix string) *policy.Policy {
 
 // Wrapper for calling Create Bucket and ensure we get one and only one success.
 func TestCreateBucket(t *testing.T) {
-	ExecObjectLayerAPITest(t, testCreateBucket, []string{"MakeBucketWithLocation"})
+	ExecObjectLayerAPITest(t, testCreateBucket, []string{"MakeBucket"})
 }
 
 // testCreateBucket - Test for calling Create Bucket and ensure we get one and only one success.
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func testCreateBucket(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType, bucketName string, apiRoute
 			defer wg.Done()
 			// Sync start.
 			<-start
-			if err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(GlobalContext, bucketName1, MakeBucketOptions{}); err != nil {
+			if err := obj.MakeBucket(GlobalContext, bucketName1, MakeBucketOptions{}); err != nil {
 				if _, ok := err.(BucketExists); !ok {
 					t.Logf("unexpected error: %T: %v", err, err)
 					return
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func testPutBucketPolicyHandler(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType, bucketName string
 	credentials auth.Credentials, t *testing.T,
 ) {
 	bucketName1 := fmt.Sprintf("%s-1", bucketName)
-	if err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(GlobalContext, bucketName1, MakeBucketOptions{}); err != nil {
+	if err := obj.MakeBucket(GlobalContext, bucketName1, MakeBucketOptions{}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-bucket.go b/cmd/erasure-bucket.go
index f3734f2fb..afe26fb83 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-bucket.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-bucket.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 
-	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7/pkg/s3utils"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/internal/sync/errgroup"
 )
@@ -35,16 +34,7 @@ var bucketMetadataOpIgnoredErrs = append(bucketOpIgnoredErrs, errVolumeNotFound)
 // Bucket operations
 
 // MakeBucket - make a bucket.
-func (er erasureObjects) MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx context.Context, bucket string, opts MakeBucketOptions) error {
-	defer NSUpdated(bucket, slashSeparator)
-
-	// Verify if bucket is valid.
-	if !isMinioMetaBucketName(bucket) {
-		if err := s3utils.CheckValidBucketNameStrict(bucket); err != nil {
-			return BucketNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket}
-		}
-	}
-
+func (er erasureObjects) MakeBucket(ctx context.Context, bucket string, opts MakeBucketOptions) error {
 	storageDisks := er.getDisks()
 
 	g := errgroup.WithNErrs(len(storageDisks))
@@ -149,9 +139,6 @@ func (er erasureObjects) GetBucketInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket string, opts
 
 // DeleteBucket - deletes a bucket.
 func (er erasureObjects) DeleteBucket(ctx context.Context, bucket string, opts DeleteBucketOptions) error {
-	// Collect if all disks report volume not found.
-	defer NSUpdated(bucket, slashSeparator)
-
 	storageDisks := er.getDisks()
 
 	g := errgroup.WithNErrs(len(storageDisks))
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-healing-common_test.go b/cmd/erasure-healing-common_test.go
index b109f05df..5f90dffa9 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-healing-common_test.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-healing-common_test.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func TestListOnlineDisks(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	bucket := "bucket"
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to make a bucket %v", err)
 	}
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ func TestListOnlineDisksSmallObjects(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	bucket := "bucket"
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to make a bucket %v", err)
 	}
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ func TestDisksWithAllParts(t *testing.T) {
 	z := obj.(*erasureServerPools)
 	s := z.serverPools[0].sets[0]
 	erasureDisks := s.getDisks()
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to make a bucket %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-healing_test.go b/cmd/erasure-healing_test.go
index 4f1c3f77c..b843acc7f 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-healing_test.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-healing_test.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func TestHealing(t *testing.T) {
 	er := z.serverPools[0].sets[0]
 
 	// Create "bucket"
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ func TestHealingVersioned(t *testing.T) {
 	er := z.serverPools[0].sets[0]
 
 	// Create "bucket"
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{VersioningEnabled: true})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{VersioningEnabled: true})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ func TestHealingDanglingObject(t *testing.T) {
 	object := getRandomObjectName()
 	data := bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), 128*1024)
 
-	err = objLayer.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = objLayer.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to make a bucket - %v", err)
 	}
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ func TestHealCorrectQuorum(t *testing.T) {
 	data := bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), 5*1024*1024)
 	var opts ObjectOptions
 
-	err = objLayer.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = objLayer.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to make a bucket - %v", err)
 	}
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ func TestHealObjectCorruptedPools(t *testing.T) {
 	data := bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), 5*1024*1024)
 	var opts ObjectOptions
 
-	err = objLayer.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = objLayer.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to make a bucket - %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ func TestHealObjectCorruptedXLMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	data := bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), 5*1024*1024)
 	var opts ObjectOptions
 
-	err = objLayer.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = objLayer.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to make a bucket - %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ func TestHealObjectCorruptedParts(t *testing.T) {
 	data := bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), 5*1024*1024)
 	var opts ObjectOptions
 
-	err = objLayer.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = objLayer.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to make a bucket - %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ func TestHealObjectErasure(t *testing.T) {
 	data := bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), 5*1024*1024)
 	var opts ObjectOptions
 
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to make a bucket - %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ func TestHealEmptyDirectoryErasure(t *testing.T) {
 	object := "empty-dir/"
 	var opts ObjectOptions
 
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to make a bucket - %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ func TestHealLastDataShard(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			var opts ObjectOptions
 
-			err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+			err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed to make a bucket - %v", err)
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-object_test.go b/cmd/erasure-object_test.go
index 5189ec869..65d71d742 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-object_test.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-object_test.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestRepeatPutObjectPart(t *testing.T) {
 	defer objLayer.Shutdown(context.Background())
 	defer removeRoots(disks)
 
-	err = objLayer.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "bucket1", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = objLayer.MakeBucket(ctx, "bucket1", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestErasureDeleteObjectBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer xl.Shutdown(context.Background())
 
-	err = xl.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = xl.MakeBucket(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func TestDeleteObjectsVersioned(t *testing.T) {
 		{bucketName, "dir/obj1"},
 	}
 
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{
 		VersioningEnabled: true,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func TestErasureDeleteObjectsErasureSet(t *testing.T) {
 		{bucketName, "obj_4"},
 	}
 
-	err := erasureSets.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := erasureSets.MakeBucket(ctx, bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func TestErasureDeleteObjectDiskNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	xl := z.serverPools[0].sets[0]
 
 	// Create "bucket"
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func TestErasureDeleteObjectDiskNotFoundErasure4(t *testing.T) {
 	xl := z.serverPools[0].sets[0]
 
 	// Create "bucket"
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ func TestErasureDeleteObjectDiskNotFoundErr(t *testing.T) {
 	xl := z.serverPools[0].sets[0]
 
 	// Create "bucket"
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func TestGetObjectNoQuorum(t *testing.T) {
 	xl := z.serverPools[0].sets[0]
 
 	// Create "bucket"
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ func TestHeadObjectNoQuorum(t *testing.T) {
 	xl := z.serverPools[0].sets[0]
 
 	// Create "bucket"
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ func TestPutObjectNoQuorum(t *testing.T) {
 	xl := z.serverPools[0].sets[0]
 
 	// Create "bucket"
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ func TestPutObjectNoQuorumSmall(t *testing.T) {
 	xl := z.serverPools[0].sets[0]
 
 	// Create "bucket"
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ func TestPutObjectSmallInlineData(t *testing.T) {
 	object := "object"
 
 	// Create "bucket"
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ func testObjectQuorumFromMeta(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, dirs []strin
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(GlobalContext)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to make a bucket %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ func TestGetObjectInlineNotInline(t *testing.T) {
 	defer removeRoots(fsDirs)
 
 	// Create a testbucket
-	err = objLayer.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, "testbucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = objLayer.MakeBucket(ctx, "testbucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ func TestGetObjectWithOutdatedDisks(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, testCase := range testCases {
 		// Step 1: create a bucket
-		err = z.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, testCase.bucket, MakeBucketOptions{VersioningEnabled: testCase.versioned})
+		err = z.MakeBucket(ctx, testCase.bucket, MakeBucketOptions{VersioningEnabled: testCase.versioned})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Test %d: Failed to create a bucket: %v", i+1, err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
index b3c25e9cf..3c7a1fa96 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ func (z *erasureServerPools) StartDecommission(ctx context.Context, idx int) (er
 		pathJoin(minioMetaBucket, bucketMetaPrefix),
 	} {
 		var bucketExists BucketExists
-		if err = z.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, metaBucket, MakeBucketOptions{}); err != nil {
+		if err = z.MakeBucket(ctx, metaBucket, MakeBucketOptions{}); err != nil {
 			if !errors.As(err, &bucketExists) {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-server-pool.go b/cmd/erasure-server-pool.go
index c8dde437e..6c1141697 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-server-pool.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-server-pool.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/minio/madmin-go/v2"
+	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7/pkg/s3utils"
 	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7/pkg/set"
 	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7/pkg/tags"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/internal/bucket/lifecycle"
@@ -687,20 +688,29 @@ func (z *erasureServerPools) NSScanner(ctx context.Context, bf *bloomFilter, upd
 	return firstErr
 }
 
-// MakeBucketWithLocation - creates a new bucket across all serverPools simultaneously
+// MakeBucket - creates a new bucket across all serverPools simultaneously
 // even if one of the sets fail to create buckets, we proceed all the successful
 // operations.
-func (z *erasureServerPools) MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx context.Context, bucket string, opts MakeBucketOptions) error {
+func (z *erasureServerPools) MakeBucket(ctx context.Context, bucket string, opts MakeBucketOptions) error {
+	defer NSUpdated(bucket, slashSeparator)
+
 	g := errgroup.WithNErrs(len(z.serverPools))
 
-	// Lock the bucket name before creating.
-	lk := z.NewNSLock(minioMetaTmpBucket, bucket+".lck")
-	lkctx, err := lk.GetLock(ctx, globalOperationTimeout)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if !isMinioMetaBucketName(bucket) {
+		// Verify if bucket is valid.
+		if err := s3utils.CheckValidBucketNameStrict(bucket); err != nil {
+			return BucketNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket}
+		}
+
+		// Lock the bucket name before creating.
+		lk := z.NewNSLock(minioMetaTmpBucket, bucket+".lck")
+		lkctx, err := lk.GetLock(ctx, globalOperationTimeout)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		ctx = lkctx.Context()
+		defer lk.Unlock(lkctx.Cancel)
 	}
-	ctx = lkctx.Context()
-	defer lk.Unlock(lkctx.Cancel)
 
 	// Create buckets in parallel across all sets.
 	for index := range z.serverPools {
@@ -709,7 +719,7 @@ func (z *erasureServerPools) MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx context.Context, bucket
 			if z.IsSuspended(index) {
 				return nil
 			}
-			return z.serverPools[index].MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, opts)
+			return z.serverPools[index].MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, opts)
 		}, index)
 	}
 
@@ -1644,6 +1654,8 @@ func (z *erasureServerPools) IsTaggingSupported() bool {
 // even if one of the serverPools fail to delete buckets, we proceed to
 // undo a successful operation.
 func (z *erasureServerPools) DeleteBucket(ctx context.Context, bucket string, opts DeleteBucketOptions) error {
+	defer NSUpdated(bucket, slashSeparator)
+
 	g := errgroup.WithNErrs(len(z.serverPools))
 
 	// Delete buckets in parallel across all serverPools.
@@ -1724,7 +1736,7 @@ func undoDeleteBucketServerPools(ctx context.Context, bucket string, serverPools
 		index := index
 		g.Go(func() error {
 			if errs[index] == nil {
-				return serverPools[index].MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+				return serverPools[index].MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 			}
 			return nil
 		}, index)
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-sets.go b/cmd/erasure-sets.go
index 4cb4728a9..e45508807 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-sets.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-sets.go
@@ -679,14 +679,14 @@ func (s *erasureSets) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 // MakeBucketLocation - creates a new bucket across all sets simultaneously,
 // then return the first encountered error
-func (s *erasureSets) MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx context.Context, bucket string, opts MakeBucketOptions) error {
+func (s *erasureSets) MakeBucket(ctx context.Context, bucket string, opts MakeBucketOptions) error {
 	g := errgroup.WithNErrs(len(s.sets))
 
 	// Create buckets in parallel across all sets.
 	for index := range s.sets {
 		index := index
 		g.Go(func() error {
-			return s.sets[index].MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, opts)
+			return s.sets[index].MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, opts)
 		}, index)
 	}
 
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ func undoDeleteBucketSets(ctx context.Context, bucket string, sets []*erasureObj
 		index := index
 		g.Go(func() error {
 			if errs[index] == nil {
-				return sets[index].MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+				return sets[index].MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 			}
 			return nil
 		}, index)
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-deleteobject_test.go b/cmd/object-api-deleteobject_test.go
index 3a6f00ea5..eef575493 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-deleteobject_test.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-deleteobject_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func testDeleteObject(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
 	}
 
 	for i, testCase := range testCases {
-		err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), testCase.bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{})
+		err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), testCase.bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-getobjectinfo_test.go b/cmd/object-api-getobjectinfo_test.go
index d7d541324..6bee4b56a 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-getobjectinfo_test.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-getobjectinfo_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func TestGetObjectInfo(t *testing.T) {
 // Testing GetObjectInfo().
 func testGetObjectInfo(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
 	// This bucket is used for testing getObjectInfo operations.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "test-getobjectinfo", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "test-getobjectinfo", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-interface.go b/cmd/object-api-interface.go
index 7edfa6e6f..91ed9672a 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-interface.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-interface.go
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ type TransitionOptions struct {
 
 // MakeBucketOptions represents bucket options for ObjectLayer bucket operations
 type MakeBucketOptions struct {
-	Location          string
 	LockEnabled       bool
 	VersioningEnabled bool
 	ForceCreate       bool      // Create buckets even if they are already created.
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ type ObjectLayer interface {
 	LocalStorageInfo(ctx context.Context) StorageInfo
 
 	// Bucket operations.
-	MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx context.Context, bucket string, opts MakeBucketOptions) error
+	MakeBucket(ctx context.Context, bucket string, opts MakeBucketOptions) error
 	GetBucketInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket string, opts BucketOptions) (bucketInfo BucketInfo, err error)
 	ListBuckets(ctx context.Context, opts BucketOptions) (buckets []BucketInfo, err error)
 	DeleteBucket(ctx context.Context, bucket string, opts DeleteBucketOptions) error
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-listobjects_test.go b/cmd/object-api-listobjects_test.go
index 625b1b688..d390a358a 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-listobjects_test.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-listobjects_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func testListObjectsVersionedFolders(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t1 Te
 		"test-bucket-files",
 	}
 	for _, bucket := range testBuckets {
-		err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{
+		err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{
 			VersioningEnabled: true,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func _testListObjects(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t1 TestErrHandler, v
 		6: "test-bucket-custom-delimiter",
 	}
 	for _, bucket := range testBuckets {
-		err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{
+		err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{
 			VersioningEnabled: versioned,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ func testDeleteObjectVersion(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t1 TestErrHan
 		"bucket-suspended-version-id",
 	}
 	for _, bucket := range testBuckets {
-		err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{
+		err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{
 			VersioningEnabled: true,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ func testListObjectVersions(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t1 TestErrHand
 		"test-bucket-max-keys-prefixes",
 	}
 	for _, bucket := range testBuckets {
-		err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{VersioningEnabled: true})
+		err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{VersioningEnabled: true})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
 		}
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ func testListObjectsContinuation(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t1 TestEr
 		"test-bucket-list-object-continuation-2",
 	}
 	for _, bucket := range testBuckets {
-		err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+		err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
 		}
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ func BenchmarkListObjects(b *testing.B) {
 
 	bucket := "ls-benchmark-bucket"
 	// Create a bucket.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-multipart_test.go b/cmd/object-api-multipart_test.go
index ab2bbfd8b..efb152bcc 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-multipart_test.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-multipart_test.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func testObjectNewMultipartUpload(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestEr
 	}
 
 	// Create bucket before intiating NewMultipartUpload.
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func testObjectAbortMultipartUpload(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t Test
 	object := "minio-object"
 	opts := ObjectOptions{}
 	// Create bucket before intiating NewMultipartUpload.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func testObjectAPIIsUploadIDExists(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestE
 	object := "minio-object"
 
 	// Create bucket before intiating NewMultipartUpload.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func testObjectAPIPutObjectPart(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrH
 	object := "minio-object"
 	opts := ObjectOptions{}
 	// Create bucket before intiating NewMultipartUpload.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func testObjectAPIPutObjectPart(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrH
 	}
 	uploadID := res.UploadID
 	// Creating a dummy bucket for tests.
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "unused-bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "unused-bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func testListMultipartUploads(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHan
 	// objectNames[0].
 	// uploadIds [0].
 	// Create bucket before initiating NewMultipartUpload.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucketNames[0], MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucketNames[0], MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ func testListMultipartUploads(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHan
 	// objectNames[0].
 	// uploadIds [1-3].
 	// Bucket to test for mutiple upload Id's for a given object.
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucketNames[1], MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucketNames[1], MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ func testListMultipartUploads(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHan
 	// bucketnames[2].
 	// objectNames[0-2].
 	// uploadIds [4-9].
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucketNames[2], MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucketNames[2], MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ func testListObjectPartsDiskNotFound(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, disks
 	// objectNames[0].
 	// uploadIds [0].
 	// Create bucket before intiating NewMultipartUpload.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucketNames[0], MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucketNames[0], MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ func testListObjectParts(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler)
 	// objectNames[0].
 	// uploadIds [0].
 	// Create bucket before intiating NewMultipartUpload.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucketNames[0], MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucketNames[0], MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ func testObjectCompleteMultipartUpload(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t T
 	// objectNames[0].
 	// uploadIds [0].
 	// Create bucket before intiating NewMultipartUpload.
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucketNames[0], MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucketNames[0], MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err)
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-putobject_test.go b/cmd/object-api-putobject_test.go
index a9d3f3b0c..a40ba6d56 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-putobject_test.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-putobject_test.go
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ func testObjectAPIPutObject(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandl
 	object := "minio-object"
 
 	// Create bucket.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	// Creating a dummy bucket for tests.
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "unused-bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "unused-bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
@@ -223,14 +223,14 @@ func testObjectAPIPutObjectDiskNotFound(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, di
 	object := "minio-object"
 
 	// Create bucket.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	// Creating a dummy bucket for tests.
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "unused-bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "unused-bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func testObjectAPIPutObjectStaleFiles(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, disk
 	object := "minio-object"
 
 	// Create bucket.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ func testObjectAPIMultipartPutObjectStaleFiles(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType str
 	object := "minio-object"
 
 	// Create bucket.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
diff --git a/cmd/object_api_suite_test.go b/cmd/object_api_suite_test.go
index d080d4847..a88add526 100644
--- a/cmd/object_api_suite_test.go
+++ b/cmd/object_api_suite_test.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestMakeBucket(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Tests validate bucket creation.
 func testMakeBucket(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket-unknown", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket-unknown", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestMultipartObjectCreation(t *testing.T) {
 // Tests validate creation of part files during Multipart operation.
 func testMultipartObjectCreation(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
 	var opts ObjectOptions
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func TestMultipartObjectAbort(t *testing.T) {
 // Tests validate abortion of Multipart operation.
 func testMultipartObjectAbort(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
 	var opts ObjectOptions
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func TestMultipleObjectCreation(t *testing.T) {
 func testMultipleObjectCreation(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
 	objects := make(map[string][]byte)
 	var opts ObjectOptions
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func TestPaging(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Tests validate creation of objects and the order of listing using various filters for ListObjects operation.
 func testPaging(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
-	obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	result, err := obj.ListObjects(context.Background(), "bucket", "", "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ func TestObjectOverwriteWorks(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Tests validate overwriting of an existing object.
 func testObjectOverwriteWorks(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
@@ -497,11 +497,11 @@ func TestBucketRecreateFails(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Tests validate that recreation of the bucket fails.
 func testBucketRecreateFails(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "string", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "string", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "string", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "string", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: Expected error but found nil.", instanceType)
 	}
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ func testPutObject(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
 	length := int64(len(content))
 	readerEOF := newTestReaderEOF(content)
 	readerNoEOF := newTestReaderNoEOF(content)
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ func TestPutObjectInSubdir(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Tests validate PutObject with subdirectory prefix.
 func testPutObjectInSubdir(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ func testListBuckets(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
 	}
 
 	// add one and test exists.
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket1", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket1", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ func testListBuckets(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
 	}
 
 	// add two and test exists.
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket2", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket2", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ func testListBuckets(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
 	}
 
 	// add three and test exists + prefix.
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket22", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket22", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
@@ -736,11 +736,11 @@ func testListBucketsOrder(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler
 	// if implementation contains a map, order of map keys will vary.
 	// this ensures they return in the same order each time.
 	// add one and test exists.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket1", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket1", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket2", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket2", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ func TestNonExistantObjectInBucket(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Tests validate that GetObject fails on a non-existent bucket as expected.
 func testNonExistantObjectInBucket(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ func TestGetDirectoryReturnsObjectNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 // Tests validate that GetObject on an existing directory fails as expected.
 func testGetDirectoryReturnsObjectNotFound(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
 	bucketName := "bucket"
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ func TestContentType(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test content-type.
 func testContentType(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErrHandler) {
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), "bucket", MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: <ERROR> %s", instanceType, err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/post-policy_test.go b/cmd/post-policy_test.go
index 74247ddd2..872982970 100644
--- a/cmd/post-policy_test.go
+++ b/cmd/post-policy_test.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func testPostPolicyBucketHandler(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t TestErr
 	// objectNames[0].
 	// uploadIds [0].
 	// Create bucket before initiating NewMultipartUpload.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func testPostPolicyBucketHandlerRedirect(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t
 	curTime := UTCNow()
 	curTimePlus5Min := curTime.Add(time.Minute * 5)
 
-	err = obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err = obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Failed to create newbucket, abort.
 		t.Fatalf("%s : %s", instanceType, err.Error())
diff --git a/cmd/site-replication.go b/cmd/site-replication.go
index 576ba8524..a0eda11c8 100644
--- a/cmd/site-replication.go
+++ b/cmd/site-replication.go
@@ -682,9 +682,6 @@ func (c *SiteReplicationSys) MakeBucketHook(ctx context.Context, bucket string,
 	}
 
 	optsMap := make(map[string]string)
-	if opts.Location != "" {
-		optsMap["location"] = opts.Location
-	}
 	if opts.LockEnabled {
 		optsMap["lockEnabled"] = "true"
 		optsMap["versioningEnabled"] = "true"
@@ -780,7 +777,7 @@ func (c *SiteReplicationSys) PeerBucketMakeWithVersioningHandler(ctx context.Con
 		return errServerNotInitialized
 	}
 
-	err := objAPI.MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx, bucket, opts)
+	err := objAPI.MakeBucket(ctx, bucket, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Check if this is a bucket exists error.
 		_, ok1 := err.(BucketExists)
@@ -3209,7 +3206,6 @@ func (c *SiteReplicationSys) SiteReplicationMetaInfo(ctx context.Context, objAPI
 				Bucket:    bucket,
 				CreatedAt: bucketInfo.Created.UTC(),
 				DeletedAt: bucketInfo.Deleted.UTC(),
-				Location:  globalSite.Region,
 			}
 			if !bucketExists {
 				info.Buckets[bucket] = bms
@@ -4280,11 +4276,6 @@ func (c *SiteReplicationSys) healBucket(ctx context.Context, objAPI ObjectLayer,
 	if isMakeBucket {
 		var opts MakeBucketOptions
 		optsMap := make(map[string]string)
-		if bStatus.Location != "" {
-			optsMap["location"] = bStatus.Location
-			opts.Location = bStatus.Location
-		}
-
 		optsMap["versioningEnabled"] = "true"
 		opts.VersioningEnabled = true
 		opts.CreatedAt = bStatus.CreatedAt
diff --git a/cmd/test-utils_test.go b/cmd/test-utils_test.go
index 9416a8b88..eea1e09f7 100644
--- a/cmd/test-utils_test.go
+++ b/cmd/test-utils_test.go
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ func initAPIHandlerTest(ctx context.Context, obj ObjectLayer, endpoints []string
 	bucketName := getRandomBucketName()
 
 	// Create bucket.
-	err := obj.MakeBucketWithLocation(context.Background(), bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{})
+	err := obj.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucketName, MakeBucketOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// failed to create newbucket, return err.
 		return "", nil, err